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Warren’s Booker authors an All-Big Ten season May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Illinois junior left fielder and former Warren star Alex Booker (Warren) has been named to the All-Big Ten second team. She also earned a spot on the inaugural Big Ten all-defensive team. Booker has had a fantastic season for the Illini on both offense and defense, leading the Orange and Blue at the plate with a .352 batting average and a .425 on base percentage. The speed demon has stolen 20 bases in just 21 attempts, becoming just the third Illini in school history to tab 20 swipes in a single season, while tying for second with a .952 efficiency.
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Softball takes a back seat as Pauly moves forward May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Nicole Pauly is turning in her softball uniform. For the first time in 20 years, the former Palatine High School, Northwestern University and Akron Racers standout will not play competitive softball in the summer months. "Oh maybe I'll play on a slow-pitch team" she said with a smile. "But professionally I'm starting the next chapter of my life."Pauly recently obtained a master's degree in school counseling from Loyola after getting her bachelor's degree from Northwestern.
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MSL strikes back at Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
The Mid-Suburban League will present its second annual "Strikeout Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma" day this Friday. The event was started in honor of Dennis Lynch,the longtime Rolling Meadows teacher and coach who died last spring after a long battle with NHL. Fremd softball coach Jim Weaver and Palatine softball coach Jeff Manz are sons-in-law of Dennis, whose daughters Laura, Lindsey and Jenna all played in the Fremd softball program. All 12 Mid-Suburban League softball teams will be participating in the fundraiser which raised $2,818.74 at the game between Fremd and Palatine and $5,262.84 combined with the rest of the MSL.
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DeRue comes through for College of Lake County May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Former Lakes High School pitcher Chris DeRue completed the regular season in stellar fashion for his College of Lake County baseball team. DeRue threw a complete-game shutout to lower his ERA 0.28, ranking him first in the nation for NJCAA D-2 schools.
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MSL representatives take their Hall spots Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
It's official: Four individuals and one team, all associated with girls basketball in the Mid-Suburban League, are now members of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The 2000 Class AA state champion Buffalo Grove girls basketball team, Ashley Berggren (Barrington), Daryl Schaffeld Rappe (Fremd), Corrine Vossel Ginder (Hersey) and Geri Brongiel (Friend of Basketball) were inducted into the hall last Saturday at Illinois State's Braden Auditorium.
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Weir will swing into action at Augustana Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
He has been a golfer and baseball player while at Warren High school. Next spring, Casey Weir will tee it up on the baseball diamond for Augustana College. Weir made his commitment officials and will play coach Greg Wallace's baseball program in the spring of 2014. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound pitcher and third baseman is a two-year letter winner for the Blue Devils and coach Clint Smothers.
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BG’s state champs merit IBCA Hall of Fame Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
I'll always remember the lead on the sidebar written by fellow Daily Herald reporter John Radtke when Buffalo Grove won the 2000 Class AA state girls basketball championship in overtime against Chicago Washington.It read Allison Guth for president!'. That's because Guth was the president of BG's student council and she became the school hero when she scored 7 of her 11 points in the extra session as the Bison won 60-51 at Illinois State's Redbird Arena. Guth and her teammates will be able to relive the memories of that dream season this Saturday when the team is inducted into the Illinois Coaches Basketball Association Hall of Fame at Illinois State's Braden Auditorium in Normal.
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Schoenfelder putting on a show with Eau Claire Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Former Antioch runner Erin Schoenfelder was named a University of Eau Claire Athlete of the Week for women's outdoor track and field. The senior won two events, the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, to help the Blugolds to a third-place finish at the Wisconsin-Platteville Invitational. Schoenfelder finished the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.81 seconds, the best in the conference and 15th fastest time in the nation.
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Rowland proving to be a class act at Towson Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Suffice it to say, Towson University junior swimmer Melanie Rowland isn't only concentrating on her work in the water. The junior swimmer and graduate of Vernon Hills High School has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete. The CAA honors one scholar-athlete in each of its 22 championship sports. Nominees for the award must be a starter or important reserve on her team and must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25. Rowland, a double major in family science and psychology, holds a 3.89 grade-point average.
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Rolling Meadows makes it downstate — again Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Two months ago, Rolling Meadows girls basketball experienced the chance to play for an Illinois state championship when they took second place in Class 4A. Last Thursday, the Mustangs had another experience they won't forget. They traveled to the state capitol building in Springfield and were recognized during the senate session, receiving a history lesson at the same time. "It was an was incredible experience for the players and coaches," said Mustangs coach Ryan Kirkorsky.
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Berggren ready for new challenge Apr 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Ashley Berggren, who has directed the Schaumburg girls basketball team to back-to-back winning seasons, will not be returning to her post of head coach. The former all-state basketball player said that with the numbers for special education students declining significantly at the high school, her teaching position is no longer available. "That is the nature of education, it is constantly changing," said Berggren, who starred at Barrington High School and the University of Illinois, where she was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1997. "Things happen for a reason, and I'm thankful for my time at Schaumburg."
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Schaffeld Rappe to join IBCA Hall of Fame Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
On April 27 at Illinois State's Braden Auditorium in Normal, Daryl Schaffeld Rappe will be going into the hall of fame. If you were wondering which sport, I can't blame you. The answer is the Illinois Basketball Coaches Assocation. But Rappe was one of the most versatile and gifted athletes to play multiple Illinois high school sports; she had already mastered three sports going into her final semester at Fremd High School.
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Warren’s Johnson to focus on football at Augustana Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM
He's been a multi-sport athlete at Warren High School, but Erik Johnson will settle in to one sport for his college career. Johnson plans to attend Augustana College in Rock Island where the 6-foot 190-pound senior will play football. Last fall, he served as a linebacker and team captain for coach Dave Mohapp's Blue Devils, recording 70 solo tackles and 24 assists.
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Rosters set for fourth Lake County Senior Shootout Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
It's time again for the Lake County Senior Shootout. For the fourth straight year, some of the top girls and boys basketball players from Lake County high schools will be showcased at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. The all-star basketball game will be held Friday, April 5.
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Vossel-Ginder gets her due from IBCA Hall of Fame Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Hersey's girls basketball team has won two sectional championships in school history. Although they were 16 years apart, Corinne Vossel-Ginder gets an assist in both — one on the court and one off. In less than a month, the former Hersey all-state standout will be honored for her work on the court from 1990 to 1994. Ginder is being inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on April 27 at the Braden Auditorium on Illinois State's campus in Normal.
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Barthel eager for the challenge at Hersey Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Julia Barthel has been an assistant to Hersey girls basketball coach Mary Fendley for the past 15 seasons. Now, she will play a big role assisting all the girls sports teams at Hersey. Barthel has been named the school's girls athletic director. She follows Patti Kennedy, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
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Darius Paul nets MAC frosh award at Western Michigan Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Former Warren standout Darius Paul didn't wait long to make his impact in the Mid-American Conference. The Western Michigan 6-foot-8 forward was named the "Freshman of the Year" by the MAC. The Gurnee native leads all MAC freshmen in scoring (10.6 points per game) and rebounding (5.8). He is the fourth player in WMU history to win Freshman of the Year' honors, joining Booker James (1984), Ben Reed (2002) and David Kool (2007).
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Schmidt wastes no time swinging into action Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Kurt Schmidt has started off his final baseball season for Augustana College with a big bat. And it didn't go unnoticed. The senior second baseman, a graduate of Grayslake Central, was named the "Hitter of the Week" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin after having a tremendous week in Florida.
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What a trip: football, in Paris, for Elk Grove’s Patel Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Elk Grove's Kishan Patel has been selected to represent the United States as part of the American Football Worldwide ELITE team which will face the national U19 team of France in Paris on March 30.
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Brongiel extends impressive downstate run Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
This past weekend, Geraldine Brongiel attended her 37th straight IHSA state girls basketball finals. A true supporter of the sport, Brongiel has been awarded for her dedication by being inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the ‘Friends of Basketball’ section.
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